EP0990754A1 - Door handle for a vehicle - Google Patents

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EP0990754A1
EP0990754A1 EP19990117514 EP99117514A EP0990754A1 EP 0990754 A1 EP0990754 A1 EP 0990754A1 EP 19990117514 EP19990117514 EP 19990117514 EP 99117514 A EP99117514 A EP 99117514A EP 0990754 A1 EP0990754 A1 EP 0990754A1
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Hans Deischl
Jürgen Jooss
Rudi Kölle
Martin Lindmayer
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B77/00—Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes
    • E05B77/02—Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes for accident situations
    • E05B77/04—Preventing unwanted lock actuation, e.g. unlatching, at the moment of collision
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B77/00—Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes
    • E05B77/02—Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes for accident situations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B85/00—Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00
    • E05B85/10—Handles
    • E05B85/14—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing
    • E05B85/16—Handles pivoted about an axis parallel to the wing a longitudinal grip part being pivoted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the grip part
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10S292/65—Emergency or safety
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T292/00—Closure fasteners
    • Y10T292/57—Operators with knobs or handles

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  • the invention relates to a handle arrangement for a vehicle door, with a movably arranged on an outer skin of the vehicle door Handlebar with a lock release element Door lock is in operative connection, with the handle by means of at least one contact surface in its rest position supports a corresponding support section of the outer skin.
  • Such a handle arrangement is for side doors of passenger cars well known.
  • the handle assembly has a handle on that at one end on a corresponding bearing arrangement swiveling in the area of the outer skin of the vehicle door is stored and with its other end a lock release lever to activate the door lock.
  • a Pull out the handle from the outer skin to the outside the handlebar swivels around its bearing point and actuates the Lock release lever, which opens the vehicle door can.
  • the handlebar is supported by a support surface in its rest position on a corresponding support section the outer skin, especially in the area of its Lock release lever actuating end.
  • the object of the invention is a handle arrangement of the beginning mentioned type to create the risk of triggering the door lock reduced when the vehicle door is deformed.
  • a support surface would have to be in the area of the swivel bearing at the other end or elsewhere on the handle be enlarged accordingly to provide secure support for the To reach the handlebar in the rest position.
  • the usability Her more advantageous solution is the solution in in any case despite the provision of exposure in each support area to leave a remaining contact surface.
  • Vehicle door can be a side door and / or a rear door Motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, is provided his.
  • the exposure is in the rest position enclosed by a flexible cover lip.
  • Through the Cover lip is the distance formed by the exposure between the bearing surface of the handlebar and the support section covers the outer skin in the rest position, which leads to one gives a visually appealing impression and the other the penetration of water and dirt into the interior of the vehicle door at the level of the handlebar's passage through the outer skin is at least largely avoided.
  • the exposure is on a lower half - related to the built-in functional position -
  • the handlebar provided. This configuration bears the knowledge that in the event of a vehicle collision Passenger car, especially the one below the handle arrangement area of the outer skin of the vehicle door strong is deformed, so that a remaining contact surface above the middle of the handle bar does not pose a great danger from a Deformation of the outer skin to trigger the door lock.
  • a side door of a passenger car basically shows known manner as an outer shell 1 serving as an outer shell an inner shell, which are firmly connected.
  • the Side door is usually by means of a hinge arrangement, which is on a front forehead area - on the normal direction of travel upholstered - the side door is swivel-mounted a self-supporting bodyshell structure of the body of the passenger car arranged.
  • the opposite, back Front edge of the side door is provided with a door lock that in a manner known per se with a pipe construction side in the door cutout fixed lock bolt or bracket interacts.
  • At closed side door is the door lock by means of a handle arrangement 3 unlockable on the side door, that on the outer skin 1 in the area of an inwardly curved recessed grip 2 is.
  • the handle arrangement 3 has one within certain limits pivotally arranged handle 4 on the opening the side door from its rest position shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 positioned pullable away from the outer skin 1 is.
  • the handle arrangement 3 also has a housing section 5 on that for receiving a not shown Lock cylinder serves.
  • the external handle 4 is on one Bearing bracket 7 held on an inside of the trough 2nd the outer skin 1 (Fig. 2) is fixed.
  • the bracket 7 has a bearing pin 8 on which the handle 4 is pivotable is stored.
  • the handle bar 4 has on its front End region 10 a bearing extension penetrating the outer skin 1 9, which engages around the journal 8.
  • the handle 4 is also on his - seen in the direction of travel - Rear end area 11 with a likewise inside the side door protruding actuating web 12 provided one Lock actuation lever 13 of the door lock engages behind.
  • the actuation bridge 12 is also held by a bracket 7 Return spring 14, which is designed as a leg spring, such acts on the handle 4 against in its rest position the outer skin 1 is pressed.
  • the handle 4 is provided both at its rear end region 11 and at its front end region 10 for support with respect to the trough 2 of the outer skin 1 with a corresponding contact surface which in the rest position of the handle 4 rests on an associated support section on the outer skin 1 .
  • Relevant for the support of the handle 4 is in particular a corresponding contact surface on the rear end region 11, since the handle 4 is secured at its front end 10 anyway via the pivot bearing relative to the outer skin 1.
  • the support surface of the handle 4 at the rear end region 11 facing the outer skin 1 and thus towards the recess 2, which is also referred to as the support surface, is, as can be seen from FIG.
  • the surface of the end area 11 facing the trough is designed such that in the rest position there is a gap-like exposure 15 between the trough 2 and the handle 4 at the level of the end area 11.
  • the exposure 15 is formed in that the support surface of the end region 11 facing the trough 2 and thus the supporting section of the outer skin 1 below the central longitudinal plane M 1 is not curved corresponding to a central radius of the trough 2, but rather at an angular offset thereto.
  • a circumferential flexible cover lip 6 is provided, the edge of a no closer designated thin rubber washer ring, which around the Passage for the actuating web 12 on the outside of the trough 2 rests and the support section for the handle 4 on the rear End region 11 forms.
  • the cover lip 6 is in one piece this ring disc is formed and protrudes from the trough 2 to the outside from.

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There is free space between the door skin surface and the handle in the closed position. Flexible clips are fitted to the door skin above and below the handle. The gap is closed off by a flexible covering clip should the door skin be deformed so the lock is not released.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine Griffanordnung für eine Fahrzeugtür, mit einem ziehbeweglich an einer Außenhaut der Fahrzeugtür angeordneten Griffbügel, der mit einem Schloßauslöseelement eines Türschlosses in Wirkverbindung steht, wobei der Griffbügel sich mittels wenigstens einer Auflagefläche in seiner Ruheposition an einem korrespondierenden Stützabschnitt der Außenhaut abstützt.The invention relates to a handle arrangement for a vehicle door, with a movably arranged on an outer skin of the vehicle door Handlebar with a lock release element Door lock is in operative connection, with the handle by means of at least one contact surface in its rest position supports a corresponding support section of the outer skin.

Eine solche Griffanordung ist für Seitentüren von Personenkraftwagen allgemein bekannt. Die Griffanordnung weist einen Griffbügel auf, der an einem Ende an einer entsprechenden Lageranordnung im Bereich der Außenhaut der Fahrzeugtür schwenkbeweglich gelagert ist und mit seinem anderen Ende einen Schloßauslösehebel zur Aktivierung des Türschlosses beaufschlagt. Bei einem Herausziehen des Griffbügels von der Außenhaut weg nach außen verschwenkt der Griffbügel um seine Lagerstelle und betätigt den Schloßauslösehebel, wodurch die Fahrzeugtür geöffnet werden kann. Der Griffbügel stützt sich dabei mittels einer Auflagefläche in seiner Ruheposition an einem korrespondierenden Stützabschnitt der Außenhaut, insbesondere im Bereich seines den Schloßauslösehebel betätigenden Endes ab. Bei einem Fahrzeugaufprall und einer entsprechenden Deformation der Seitentüre können Deformationen der Außenhaut auftreten, die zu einem Abheben des Türgriffes führen können, wodurch ein unbeabsichtigtes Auslösen des Türschlosses folgen kann. Such a handle arrangement is for side doors of passenger cars well known. The handle assembly has a handle on that at one end on a corresponding bearing arrangement swiveling in the area of the outer skin of the vehicle door is stored and with its other end a lock release lever to activate the door lock. At a Pull out the handle from the outer skin to the outside the handlebar swivels around its bearing point and actuates the Lock release lever, which opens the vehicle door can. The handlebar is supported by a support surface in its rest position on a corresponding support section the outer skin, especially in the area of its Lock release lever actuating end. In the event of a vehicle collision and a corresponding deformation of the side door Deformations of the outer skin occur, which lead to a lifting of the Door handle can cause, causing accidental triggering can follow the door lock.

Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, eine Griffanordnung der eingangs genannten Art zu schaffen, die die Gefahr des Auslösens des Türschlosses bei einer Deformation der Fahrzeugtür reduziert.The object of the invention is a handle arrangement of the beginning mentioned type to create the risk of triggering the door lock reduced when the vehicle door is deformed.

Diese Aufgabe wird dadurch gelöst, daß der Griffbügel im Bereich der wenigstens einen Auflagefläche abschnittsweise mit einer Freilegung versehen ist, die in der Ruheposition einen Abstand der Auflagefläche zum Stützabschnitt definiert. Durch die erfindungsgemäße Lösung wird die tatsächliche Auflagefläche des Griffbügels am Stützabschnitt der Außenhaut reduziert. Dadurch wird auch das Risiko, daß der Griffbügel bei einer entsprechenden Deformation der Fahrzeugtüre und damit der Außenhaut nach außen weggedrückt wird, reduziert. Die Erfindung geht dabei von der Erkenntnis aus, daß maßgeblich für die Fälle des unbeabsichtigten Auslösens des Türschlosses der Angriff der deformierten Außenhaut an der wenigstens einen Auflagefläche des Griffbügels war. Durch die Verkleinerung des in der Ruheposition tatsächlich am Stützabschnitt aufliegenden Bereiches kann die Außenhaut gewisse Deformationen durchführen, ohne daß der Griffbügel im Gegensatz zu einem Griffbügel einer entsprechend breiten Auflagefläche mitbewegt wird. Der durch die Freilegung gebildete Abstand eines Teilabschnittes der Auflagefläche des Griffbügels zum Stützabschnitt über einen Teil der ursprünglichen Auflagefläche ermöglicht die Deformation der Außenhaut in jedem Fall so weit, bis dieser Abstand überwunden ist, ohne daß eine Bewegung des Griffbügels erfolgt. Das Merkmal, daß die Auflagefläche lediglich abschnittsweise mit einer Freilegung versehen ist, beruht darauf, daß auch weiterhin eine Abstützung des Griffbügels an der Außenhaut gewährleistet sein muß. Es wäre jedoch möglich, den Griffbügel im Bereich seines mit dem Schloßauslöseelement verbundenen Endes vollständig mit einer Freilegung zu versehen, so daß an diesem Ende keine Auflagefläche mehr vorhanden ist. Stattdessen müßte dann eine Auflagefläche im Bereich der Schwenklagerung am anderen Ende oder an anderer Stelle des Griffbügels entsprechend vergrößert werden, um die sichere Abstützung des Griffbügels in der Ruheposition zu erreichen. Die von der Bedienbarkeit her vorteilhaftere Lösung ist jedoch die Lösung, in jedem Fall trotz des Vorsehens einer Freilegung in jedem Abstützbereich eine verbleibende Auflagefläche zu belassen. Als Fahrzeugtür kann eine Seitentür und/oder eine Hecktür eines Kraftfahrzeuges, insbesondere eines Personenkraftwagens, vorgesehen sein.This object is achieved in that the handle in the area of the at least one contact surface in sections with a Exposure is provided which is a distance in the rest position the support surface to the support section defined. By the invention Solution will be the actual contact surface of the Handlebar on the support section of the outer skin reduced. Thereby there is also the risk that the handlebars at a corresponding Deformation of the vehicle door and thus the outer skin is pushed away from the outside, reduced. The invention is based on from the knowledge that decisive for the cases of the unintended Triggering the door lock to attack the deformed Outer skin on the at least one support surface of the handle bar was. By actually reducing the size in the rest position the outer skin can rest on the support section Deform without the handlebar in contrast to a handlebar of a correspondingly wide contact surface is moved. The distance formed by the exposure a portion of the support surface of the handle to the support section over part of the original contact surface enables the outer skin to deform in any case far until this distance has been overcome without any movement of the handlebar. The feature that the bearing surface only is partially exposed insist that the handlebar is still supported must be ensured on the outer skin. However, it would be possible the handlebar in the area of its with the lock release element end to be fully exposed, so that there is no longer any contact surface at this end. Instead, a support surface would have to be in the area of the swivel bearing at the other end or elsewhere on the handle be enlarged accordingly to provide secure support for the To reach the handlebar in the rest position. The usability Her more advantageous solution, however, is the solution in in any case despite the provision of exposure in each support area to leave a remaining contact surface. As Vehicle door can be a side door and / or a rear door Motor vehicle, in particular a passenger car, is provided his.

In Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist die Freilegung in der Ruheposition von einer flexiblen Abdecklippe umschlossen. Durch die Abdecklippe wird der durch die Freilegung gebildete Abstand zwischen der Auflagefläche des Griffbügels und dem Stützabschnitt der Außenhaut in der Ruheposition überdeckt, wodurch sich zum einen ein optisch ansprechender Eindruck ergibt und zum anderen das Eindringen von Wasser und Schmutz ins Innere der Fahrzeugtüre auf Höhe des Durchtritts des Griffbügels durch die Außenhaut zumindest weitgehend vermieden wird.In an embodiment of the invention, the exposure is in the rest position enclosed by a flexible cover lip. Through the Cover lip is the distance formed by the exposure between the bearing surface of the handlebar and the support section covers the outer skin in the rest position, which leads to one gives a visually appealing impression and the other the penetration of water and dirt into the interior of the vehicle door at the level of the handlebar's passage through the outer skin is at least largely avoided.

In weiterer Ausgestaltung der Erfindung ist die Freilegung an einer unteren Hälfte - auf die eingebaute Funktionsposition bezogen - des Griffbügels vorgesehen. Diese Ausgestaltung trägt der Erkenntnis Rechnung, daß bei einem Fahrzeugaufprall eines Personenkraftwagens, insbesondere der unterhalb der Griffanordnung befindliche Bereich der Außenhaut der Fahrzeugtüre stark deformiert wird, so daß eine verbleibende Auflagefläche oberhalb der Mitte des Griffbügels keine große Gefahr bietet, durch eine Deformation der Außenhaut ein Auslösen des Türschlosses zu bewirken.In a further embodiment of the invention, the exposure is on a lower half - related to the built-in functional position - The handlebar provided. This configuration bears the knowledge that in the event of a vehicle collision Passenger car, especially the one below the handle arrangement area of the outer skin of the vehicle door strong is deformed, so that a remaining contact surface above the middle of the handle bar does not pose a great danger from a Deformation of the outer skin to trigger the door lock.

Weitere Vorteile und Merkmale der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen sowie aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung eines bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiels der Erfindung, das anhand der Zeichnungen dargestellt ist.

Fig. 1
zeigt eine Frontansicht einer Ausführungsform einer erfindungsgemäßen Griffanordnung an einer Außenhaut einer Fahrzeugtüre,
Fig. 2
einen Längsschnitt durch die Griffanordnung nach Fig. 1 entlang der Schnittlinie II-II in Fig. 1,
Fig. 3
einen Schnitt durch die Griffanordnung nach Fig. 1 entlang der Schnittlinie III-III in Fig. 1 bei undeformierter Außenhaut und
Fig. 4
die Schnittdarstellung nach Fig. 3, jedoch mit deformierter Außenhaut.
Further advantages and features of the invention emerge from the subclaims and from the following description of a preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention, which is illustrated with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1
shows a front view of an embodiment of a handle arrangement according to the invention on an outer skin of a vehicle door,
Fig. 2
2 shows a longitudinal section through the handle arrangement according to FIG. 1 along the section line II-II in FIG. 1,
Fig. 3
a section through the handle assembly of FIG. 1 along the section line III-III in Fig. 1 with undeformed outer skin and
Fig. 4
the sectional view of FIG. 3, but with a deformed outer skin.

Eine Seitentür eines Personenkraftwagens weist in grundsätzlich bekannter Weise eine als Außenhaut 1 dienende Außenschale sowie eine Innenschale auf, die fest miteinander verbunden sind. Die Seitentüre ist üblicherweise mittels einer Scharnieranordnung, die sich an einem vorderen Stirnbereich - auf die normale Fahrtrichtung bezogen - der Seitentüre befindet, schwenkbeweglich an einer selbsttragenden Rohbaustruktur der Karosserie des Personenkraftwagens angeordnet. Die gegenüberliegende, rückseitige Stirnkante der Seitentüre ist mit einem Türschloß versehen, das in an sich bekannter Weise mit einem im Türausschnitt rohrbauseitig festgelegtem Schloßbolzen oder -bügel zusammenwirkt. Bei geschlossener Seitentüre ist das Türschloß mittels einer Griffanordnung 3 an der Seitentüre entriegelbar, die an der Außenhaut 1 im Bereich einer nach innen gewölbten Griffmulde 2 festgelegt ist. Die Griffanordnung 3 weist einen in gewissen Grenzen schwenkbeweglich angeordneten Griffbügel 4 auf, der zum Öffnen der Seitentüre aus seiner in den Fig. 1 bis 3 dargestellten Ruheposition von der Außenhaut 1 weg nach außen ziehbar positioniert ist. Die Griffanordnung 3 weist zudem einen Gehäuseabschnitt 5 auf, der zur Aufnahme eines nicht dargestellten Schloßzylinders dient. Der außenliegende Griffbügel 4 ist an einem Lagerbügel 7 gehalten, der an einer Innenseite der Mulde 2 der Außenhaut 1 (Fig. 2) festgelegt ist. Der Lagerbügel 7 weist einen Lagerzapfen 8 auf, an dem der Griffbügel 4 schwenkbeweglich gelagert ist. Dazu weist der Griffbügel 4 an seinem vorderen Endbereich 10 einen die Außenhaut 1 durchdringenden Lagerfortsatz 9 auf, der den Lagerzapfen 8 umgreift. A side door of a passenger car basically shows known manner as an outer shell 1 serving as an outer shell an inner shell, which are firmly connected. The Side door is usually by means of a hinge arrangement, which is on a front forehead area - on the normal direction of travel upholstered - the side door is swivel-mounted a self-supporting bodyshell structure of the body of the passenger car arranged. The opposite, back Front edge of the side door is provided with a door lock that in a manner known per se with a pipe construction side in the door cutout fixed lock bolt or bracket interacts. At closed side door is the door lock by means of a handle arrangement 3 unlockable on the side door, that on the outer skin 1 in the area of an inwardly curved recessed grip 2 is. The handle arrangement 3 has one within certain limits pivotally arranged handle 4 on the opening the side door from its rest position shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 positioned pullable away from the outer skin 1 is. The handle arrangement 3 also has a housing section 5 on that for receiving a not shown Lock cylinder serves. The external handle 4 is on one Bearing bracket 7 held on an inside of the trough 2nd the outer skin 1 (Fig. 2) is fixed. The bracket 7 has a bearing pin 8 on which the handle 4 is pivotable is stored. For this purpose, the handle bar 4 has on its front End region 10 a bearing extension penetrating the outer skin 1 9, which engages around the journal 8.

Der Griffbügel 4 ist zudem an seinem - in Fahrtrichtung gesehen - hinteren Endbereich 11 mit einem ebenfalls ins Innere der Seitentür hineinragenden Betätigungssteg 12 versehen, der einen Schloßbetätigungshebel 13 des Türschlosses hintergreift. Der Betätigungssteg 12 ist zudem durch eine am Lagerbügel 7 gehaltene Rückstellfeder 14, die als Schenkelfeder gestaltet ist, derart beaufschlagt, daß der Griffbügel 4 in seiner Ruheposition gegen die Außenhaut 1 gedrückt ist.The handle 4 is also on his - seen in the direction of travel - Rear end area 11 with a likewise inside the side door protruding actuating web 12 provided one Lock actuation lever 13 of the door lock engages behind. The actuation bridge 12 is also held by a bracket 7 Return spring 14, which is designed as a leg spring, such acts on the handle 4 against in its rest position the outer skin 1 is pressed.

Dazu ist der Griffbügel 4 sowohl an seinem hinteren Endbereich 11 als auch an seinem vorderen Endbereich 10 zur Abstützung gegenüber der Mulde 2 der Außenhaut 1 mit einer entsprechenden Auflagefläche versehen, die in der Ruheposition des Griffbügels 4 jeweils an einem zugeordneten Stützabschnitt an der Außenhaut 1 anliegt. Maßgeblich für die Abstützung des Griffbügels 4 ist dabei insbesondere eine entsprechende Auflagefläche am hinteren Endbereich 11, da der Griffbügel 4 an seinem vorderen Endbereich 10 über die Schwenklagerung ohnehin relativ zur Außenhaut 1 gesichert ist. Die zur Außenhaut 1 und damit zur Mulde 2 gewandte Abstützfläche des Griffbügels 4 am hinteren Endbereich 11, die auch als Auflagefläche bezeichnet wird, liegt, wie anhand der Fig. 3 erkennbar ist, in der Ruheposition des Griffbügels 4 lediglich im Bereich der oberen Hälfte des Endbereiches 11 an der Außenseite der Mulde 2, die einen Stützabschnitt bildet, auf. Unterhalb einer horizontalen Mittellängsebene M1 des Griffbügels 4 ist die der Mulde zugewandte Fläche des Endbereiches 11 derart gestaltet, daß in der Ruheposition eine spaltartige Freilegung 15 zwischen der Mulde 2 und dem Griffbügel 4 auf Höhe des Endbereiches 11 besteht. Die Freilegung 15 wird dadurch gebildet, daß die der Mulde 2 und damit dem Stützabschnitt der Außenhaut 1 zugewandte Auflagefläche des Endbereiches 11 unterhalb der Mittellängsebene M1 nicht entsprechend einem Mittelradius der Mulde 2, sondern vielmehr winklig versetzt hierzu gekrümmt ist. Dadurch ergibt sich ein etwa auf Höhe der Mittellängsebene M1 beginnender Spalt, der sich nach unten stetig erweitert (Fig. 3). Die strichpunktierte Linie in Fig. 4, die mit dem Bezugszeichen M2 versehen ist, stellt eine Parallele zu einer Mittelradiuslinie der Freilegung 15 dar.For this purpose, the handle 4 is provided both at its rear end region 11 and at its front end region 10 for support with respect to the trough 2 of the outer skin 1 with a corresponding contact surface which in the rest position of the handle 4 rests on an associated support section on the outer skin 1 . Relevant for the support of the handle 4 is in particular a corresponding contact surface on the rear end region 11, since the handle 4 is secured at its front end 10 anyway via the pivot bearing relative to the outer skin 1. The support surface of the handle 4 at the rear end region 11 facing the outer skin 1 and thus towards the recess 2, which is also referred to as the support surface, is, as can be seen from FIG. 3, in the rest position of the handle 4 only in the area of the upper half of the End region 11 on the outside of the trough 2, which forms a support section. Below a horizontal central longitudinal plane M 1 of the handle 4, the surface of the end area 11 facing the trough is designed such that in the rest position there is a gap-like exposure 15 between the trough 2 and the handle 4 at the level of the end area 11. The exposure 15 is formed in that the support surface of the end region 11 facing the trough 2 and thus the supporting section of the outer skin 1 below the central longitudinal plane M 1 is not curved corresponding to a central radius of the trough 2, but rather at an angular offset thereto. This results in a gap which begins approximately at the level of the central longitudinal plane M 1 and which widens continuously downward (FIG. 3). The dash-dotted line in FIG. 4, which is provided with the reference symbol M 2 , represents a parallel to a center radius line of the exposure 15.

Um zu verhindern, daß der durch die Freilegung 15 gebildete Spalt in der Ruheposition des Griffbügels 4 zwischen seiner Auflagefläche und der Mulde 2 sichtbar ist, ist eine umlaufende flexible Abdecklippe 6 vorgesehen, die den Rand eines nicht näher bezeichneten dünnen Gummischeibenringes bildet, der um den Durchtritt für den Betätigungssteg 12 an der Außenseite der Mulde 2 anliegt und den Stützabschnitt für den Griffbügel 4 am hinteren Endbereich 11 bildet. Die Abdecklippe 6 ist einstückig an dieser Ringscheibe angeformt und ragt von der Mulde 2 nach außen ab.To prevent that formed by the exposure 15 Gap in the rest position of the handle 4 between its support surface and the trough 2 is visible, is a circumferential flexible cover lip 6 is provided, the edge of a no closer designated thin rubber washer ring, which around the Passage for the actuating web 12 on the outside of the trough 2 rests and the support section for the handle 4 on the rear End region 11 forms. The cover lip 6 is in one piece this ring disc is formed and protrudes from the trough 2 to the outside from.

Wie anhand der Fig. 4 erkennbar ist, werden bei einer Deformation der Außenhaut 1 einschließlich der Mulde 2 aufgrund eines entsprechenden Fahrzeugaufpralls keine Deformationskräfte auf den Griffbügel 4 weitergeleitet, da die Mulde 2 durch die Freilegung 15 zu dem Griffbügel 4 hin deformiert und verlagert werden kann, ohne daß entsprechende Kräfte auf den Griffbügel übertragen werden, die ein Nachaußendrücken des Griffbügels 4 bewirken würden. Falls die Freilegung 15 nicht vorhanden wäre, würde die Mulde 2 und damit die Außenhaut 1 bereits zu einem wesentlich früheren Zeitpunkt bei einer beginnenden Deformation entsprechende Druckkräfte auf den Griffbügel 4 in Fahrzeugquerrichtung nach außen ausüben, wodurch der Griffbügel 4 unter eventueller Betätigung des Schloßauslösehebels 13 nach außen gedrückt würde. Die Freilegung 15 verhindert somit eine derartige Belastung des Griffbügels 4 zuverlässig.As can be seen from FIG. 4, when there is a deformation the outer skin 1 including the trough 2 due to a no deformation forces corresponding to the vehicle impact the handle 4 forwarded because the trough 2 by the exposure 15 are deformed towards the handle 4 and shifted can, without corresponding forces being transferred to the handlebar be, which cause an outward pressing of the handle 4 would. If exposure 15 were not present, would the trough 2 and thus the outer skin 1 already become essential corresponding earlier at the beginning of a deformation Compressive forces on the handle 4 in the vehicle transverse direction Exercise outwards, whereby the handle 4 under possible Operation of the lock release lever 13 pressed outwards would. The exposure 15 thus prevents such a load the handle 4 reliably.

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Griffanordnung für eine Fahrzeugtür mit einem ziehbeweglich an einer Außenhaut der Fahrzeugtür angeordneten Griffbügel, der mit einem Schloßauslöseelement eines Türschlosses in Wirkverbindung steht, wobei der Griffbügel sich mittels wenigstens einer Auflagefläche in seiner Ruheposition an einem korrespondierenden Stützabschnitt der Außenhaut abstützt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
der Griffbügel (4) im Bereich der wenigstens einen Auflagefläche abschnittsweise mit einer Freilegung (15) versehen ist, die in der Ruheposition einen Abstand der Auflagefläche zum Stützabschnitt definiert.Handle arrangement for a vehicle door with a handlebar which is arranged to be pullable on an outer skin of the vehicle door and which is in operative connection with a lock release element of a door lock, the handlebar being supported in its rest position on a corresponding supporting section of the outer skin by means of at least one support surface,
characterized in that
the handle bar (4) is provided in sections in the region of the at least one support surface with an exposure (15) which defines a distance of the support surface from the support section in the rest position. Griffanordnung nach Anspruch 1,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
die Freilegung (15) in der Ruheposition von einer flexiblen Abdecklippe (6) umschlossen ist.Handle arrangement according to claim 1,
characterized in that
the exposure (15) in the rest position is enclosed by a flexible cover lip (6). Griffanordnung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
der Stützabschnitt der Außenhaut (1) innerhalb einer gewölbten Mulde (2) der Außenhaut (1) angeordnet ist, und daß die Freilegung (15) eine zu der Wölbung der Mulde winklig versetzte Krümmung aufweist.Handle arrangement according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that
the supporting section of the outer skin (1) is arranged within a curved depression (2) of the outer skin (1), and that the exposure (15) has a curvature offset from the curvature of the depression. Griffanordnung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß
die Freilegung (15) an einer unteren Hälfte - auf die eingebaute Funktionsposition bezogen - des Griffbügels (4) vorgesehen ist.Handle arrangement according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the exposure (15) of a handle (4) is provided on a lower half, based on the built-in functional position.
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